Do you ever get tired of food??

No, I love food and never get tired of it. Incidentally, I've never been overweight either. I think it's hard to get tired of food if you like vegetables, because there's so much variety. I also think it's hard to get tired of food if you cook your own and embrace all sorts of different styles and cuisines. If you do these things you'll always be satisfied and won't feel the need to consume excess calories. The people I know with the biggest food/weight issues are picky eaters who only have a small radius of things they like and will cook; I'd be sick of food too if I were them.

I will concede that logging calories gets tedious. I usually don't do it on the weekends for that reason.

I effing love food.

this is awesomeness in its purest form

I think I'm going to have sushi for supper on Wednesday night, there _ I said it - gives me something to look forward to - may even put a little jump in my step for the next couple days you never know

I LOVE FOOD!!! That is all I ever think about!!! this website is the best, it helps me control my LOVE for food! ALL DAY I THINK ABOUT FOOD!!! MY co-workers call me "KAT-SNACKS" I ALWAYS WANT A SNACK!!!! LOL! sorry, I wish i were more like you though

No, I love food (probably a tad bit more than normal). Only thing that makes me mad is that my appetite is so big. I'm gaining right now, and still hungry all the time.

I'm with you I have a voracious appetite.

My weight has yo-yo'd my whole life. Losing it has never really been that difficult, but gaining it certainly hasnt been either. Now when I say yo-yo I dont mean 10-15 pounds...Im talking full end of the spectrum gaining and losing. ive done crash diets, "changed" my lifestyle, everything and never kept it off. So here I am again, with an insane amount of weight to lose. And now Im 40, my body is changing and so is my health. I cant afford to yo-yo anymore. So, call it silly, but I really looked at the relationship I had with food. Ive heard the advice to detach yourself from food, its fuel for the body, nothing more. I was willing to accept that. But I was raised in a family were we celebrate with food! I never thought of myself as an emotional eater but honestly, I eat when Im happy. And Ive been very happy they last few years! : / I used to LOVE to cook, but I lost that. Living on a budget I was thinking "what can I make with hamburger tonight?" I loved my kids through food, thinking I was an awesome mom by always making their favorites. but even I got bored making sloppy joes and tuna casseroles week after week. The deal is I dont WANT to stop loving food. im not willing to sacrifice the joy of my family pot luck get togethers. And I still want to see smiles around my dinner table at night, followed by "thanks mom, that was yummy!" So I have scoured the internet for great tasting, family friendly, healthy meals. we go out to eat, but I plan ahead. if its a restaurant Im not familiar with, I google the menu and choose my best choice before I go (pizza hut veggie lovers thin crust is only 170 calories and cures that pizza craving I get from time to time) . I have discovered foods that I didnt think I ever liked, and rediscovered my joy of cooking!!! And because its healthy, I am loving my family even more through food! We have what I call "naughty" days (dont believe me? You shoulda been at my house Thanksgiving day...my stuffed mushrooms were to die for!) The thing is, I dont flip out over those days...and yes, I even journal those days too! But its all right there in front of me: that, yeah, I had a not so healthy day...but Im making more healthy choices than unhealthy ones. im working out (at 5 am which totally sucks, but I feel so much better the rest of the day). Im drinking alot more water, which gives me more energy than coffee, but not so much that I feel water-logged. lol. And I definately recommend eating more often. it is true that our body needs fuel...every few hours. So eat smaller portions more often. You may still feel hungry from time to time, but your body will adjust. I highly recommend a handful of nuts, almonds are my fave choice! I think the main thing is I had to change my attitude. I finally decided that I had to have control over food, instead of food having control over me. Hope this helps...and hoping that soon you find your "happy happy joy joy"

Saw your post and totally know how you feel. And yes, I can relate.

Hang in there it does get better, and eventually you will find an eating plan that fits for you.

I eat every two hours, watch my portions, watch my sugar no more than 9grams a snack,
calories no more than 150 calories per snack. It works, you feel like you are eating too much
but you're not. Good Luck!

Congrats on your 88 lbs. lost...keep up the good work.

My only advice is be nicer to yourself. You're human and not perfect, don't let perfection get in the way of progress. Don't try to tackle everything at once! If today you ate 100 less calories than you did yesterday, then today was an awesome day!

I love food, but I can't eat everything that I want. I ate peanut butter oatmeal cookies for breakfast today because I was lazy yesterday and did not go food shopping. Because I ate those cookies, I couldn't have a donut at lunch. Instead of chicken parmesan tonight, I will make chicken pesto instead because I can't have the breading and cheese due to those darn cookies this morning. I will be over my calories for today, but I was in control of everything I put in my mouth and I made conscious choices today. I consider that a success!

(mini vent) Sometimes I get so sick of food, trying to figure out what to eat and how much to eat, whats the right way to eat.. It gets so frustrating and tiring.. I alternate between wanting to give up and just eat everything in sight and give up and just try to not eat anymore.. (yeah good luck with that one huh)

It makes me angry when some days I am so hungry i just want to eat and eat but can't because it says my calories are gone so I sit and starve wanting to cry.. wracking my brain over what I can eat on a day that nothing fills me up... but the next day struggling to even get in more than 1000 calories because I have no apetite.. I hate when I eat a nice healthy balanced meal.. turkey burgers (no bread), broccoli and a nice healthy rice i'm still left starving, even after eating seconds if i needed too.. im not satisfied... but i can go to the local pizza shop and have 2 slices (and a bajillion calories) and a cup of watermelon and feel full and satisfied.. I feel defeated when ive gone to the gym 4-5 times a week and worked myself to the bone and watch calories and do all the right things but still seem to gain, or yo yo or just not lose at all...

I hate that no one else seems to have these issues or feelings.. all I ever see is happy happy joy joy.. diets going great stuff.. not that I want to dwell on the negative but sometimes it helps to know your not the only one struggling with a certain thing.. A good WITH the bad.. I'm going through or I had this problem BUT this is what helped me.. sn:// water does NOT feel everyone up, all it does to me is make me feel vaguely ill and all sloshy inside and even hungrier...

sigh.. ok mini vent done..

Thank you.. just needed to get it out and I don't think my co worker who's 100 lbs. if shes an ounce would appreciate me screaming all that then dissolving into a puddle of tears... *secret* sometimes I go and stand in front of the vending machine and just look... I don't even like most of the stuff in there but it's comforting to look at it.. smh.. I hate food!!!

i was feeling the same way. tired of watching and weighing everything i eat just wanting to be able to eat without thinking about it, just grab wat feels right, not can i afford the calories.
and i was the same torn between wanting to give up and eat wat i want and wanting to just not eat at all..
i felt all my mfp friends had it all under control and manage their diet well and after almost 6 month im still struggling - and i felt i was the only one.

than i had a really good look at my eating habbits and WHY im struggling. i took some time to analyse where im going wrong and work out a plan to fix it. Now i feel really good. i feel like i only have one or two problems and if i stick to my new plan i will abolish them.

id say take some time out to really *kitten* where you are going wrong and why u want to just eat anything and see what you find.

Its a tough balance but u've got to be a littlr bit lieniant so u dont binge later on, but not so lieniant that ur binging anyway....

Good luck! I'm sure u can get through this